Another Azerbaijani boxer has started the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games with a victory, Apasport.az reports.
Competing in the 80 kg category, Murad Allahverdiyev eliminated Abdelrahman Oraby (Egypt) in his debut.
Azerbaijan's representative defeated his opponent with a score of 5:0 (30:27, 29:28, 29:28, 29:28, 29:28) and advanced to the quarter-finals.
Allahverdiyev's second match will be on August 2, where he will face Nurbek Oralbay from Kazakhstan.
Note that our team has sent 5 boxers to Paris. Among them, Alfonso Dominguez (92 kg) has also advanced to the quarter-finals.